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Glad to hear that you're making headway. Did you do anything other than clean up your hosts file that allowed you to log in (not having to log in safe mode). Uninstall any software, stop any torrents? It's not important to resolving the issue, I'm just curious.

Thanks Noel for your eyes on the MGAdiag. We'll see what SFC and SUR have to report.

Glad to hear that you're making headway. Did you do anything other than clean up your hosts file that allowed you to log in (not having to log in safe mode). Uninstall any software, stop any torrents? It's not important to resolving the issue, I'm just curious.

Thanks Noel for your eyes on the MGAdiag. We'll see what SFC and SUR have to report.

The pattern seems like this: turn on computer, attempt to reach normal log in...computer hangs, monitor gets no information from computer and is in standby mode. Monitor, that is...then you can't reset the computer in any fashion...you have to unplug it or turn off the power source.
It continues to behave like this.
If I manage to go into safe mode, then I can reboot and go into a normal log in.
Strange, huh?
I'll still continue to crack at it, though.

If you're not using any of the Adobe retail products, you can remove the Adobe automatic update checker. It goes out and checks license keys as well as updates. Perhaps a leftover from your Adobe AIR trial and the reason for the Host file entry.

I also noticed many attempts at running a DVD copier (DVDFab.exe). I won't speculate on the reason for trying to bypass DVD copy protection but I doubt it's for law enforcement purposes.

If you're not using any of the Adobe retail products, you can remove the Adobe automatic update checker. It goes out and checks license keys as well as updates. Perhaps a leftover from your Adobe AIR trial and the reason for the Host file entry.

I also noticed many attempts at running a DVD copier (DVDFab.exe). I won't speculate on the reason for trying to bypass DVD copy protection but I doubt it's for law enforcement purposes.

I'm removing myself from this thread.

Call this my probation officer side coming out, but I feel that if you don't say anything you're as good as guilty. DVDFAB..had it, don't have it any longer. It's primary use was for backing up disney movies for my 7 year old. Just cause the movie's on sale doesn't mean i want to continue to buy it. So i would back up her movies. So why not hve it anymore? Two reasons, I've backed her movies up on a secondary hard drive now. And secondly, the program updates all the time and it can quickly get expensive to keep up to date with all the new securities put on movies, especially if I don't buy movies often anymore anyway.
The few movies I have are treasured. MOst of the time these days Netflix streaming services and redbox have more than covered. Plus, I'm more of a bluray head these days. Not sure how to remove the adobe automatic update checker. Couldn't find it.

I would appreciate you not leaving the thread though. Seem like a sharp cookie.

Ran the CheckSUR tool and one update was found that still needed to be installed. It did without any problems although it took longer than I thought it should (about 5 min.) but it did ultimately install well. Only one optional update left to instal per windows update, and that's the Bing on Desktop upgrade. I don't want it as I don't like BIng so that one will remain as an option to install.

SFC scan CBS files attached. The sfc scan finished and said that windows resource protection found corrupt files but was unable to fix some of them.

I think a second run of SFC /SCANNOW may be a good idea to ensure that the move is bedded in properly, but you should get a 'no problems found message at the end.
If not, please post the new CBS.log file (only)

Your CheckSUR log is clean.

Unless you have problems with the second SFC, I'll leave you to the mercies of the BSOD specialists.
Good luck!

PSU n/a Hard Drives 750GB Seagate internal
Sundry external drives attached to other computers on the local network
1TB on the Lenovo Internet Speed as much as I can get - usually on a dongle, so <1Mb/s Antivirus MSE Browser IE11/Chrome/FF(if I must)

Second pass with SFC / SCANNOW on an elevated dos prompt yielded no problems this time. I got a 'Windows Resource Protection did not find any integrity violations' message and it ran much faster this time.

PSU n/a Hard Drives 750GB Seagate internal
Sundry external drives attached to other computers on the local network
1TB on the Lenovo Internet Speed as much as I can get - usually on a dongle, so <1Mb/s Antivirus MSE Browser IE11/Chrome/FF(if I must)

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